Tibet

Chapter 919 Bribing the Villain

After listening to Pei Mian's report, Emperor Li Heng felt a little disappointed. He was actually very worried that the Supreme Emperor would win over Li Ye. The Supreme Emperor used Yong Wang Li Lin, Wei Wang Li Zhen, and even Pugu Huai'en. Could it be that he would Not using Li Ye?

That was the Longyou force that truly had powerful troops. If the Supreme Emperor didn't think of Li Ye, he wouldn't believe it even if he killed Li Heng.

I thought that Liu Yan's visit to Beijing this time must be related to the Supreme Emperor, but he didn't expect that it was actually a military report?

Although it was worthy of celebration to completely drive Tubo out of the Tang Dynasty, Li Heng was not in the mood at all now. All his thoughts were on fighting for the throne with the Supreme Emperor.

The Supreme Emperor used his supreme influence to control all the forces in the Tang Dynasty and used all available resources. The only thing he lacked was freedom. If he had freedom, he would have gone to Jiangnan long ago. Unfortunately, the Supreme Emperor's freedom was controlled by his son Li Lin. .

Li Heng's throne was not very stable, and he also knew that his position was unfair. He only got one of the emperor's eight treasures. At that time, Chen Xuanli told him that the jade seal was an appointed treasure. He left in a hurry without taking a closer look. Only later did he find out that it was the emperor's treasure. , which made him regretful, but it was too late. He hated Chen Xuanli so much that after returning to Chang'an, Chen Xuanli was immediately dismissed from his post and went home to retire. If Li Heng hadn't wanted to win people's hearts, he would have killed Chen Xuanli long ago.

But Li Heng also has an advantage. He is now the emperor, or at least the emperor of the Tang Dynasty who is publicly recognized by the people of the world. He is based in Chang'an. As long as the Supreme Emperor does not openly attack, no one can overthrow his throne for the time being.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Jincheng as an envoy to reward the Helong Army. I sincerely ask for your permission!"

Pei Mian was still immersed in the dream of Longyou's middleman. He didn't know that the emperor's mood had changed drastically at this time.

Li Heng waved his hand impatiently, "Besides fighting against Tibet, is there nothing else?"

Pei Mian was stunned, "Your Majesty, there is nothing else to do for the time being. Isn't the Battle of Tubo important? The boundary line of Tianbao for thirteen years has been restored, which is worthy of celebration by the world!"

"What's there to celebrate?"

Li Heng sat up straight all of a sudden. As he expected, it was Gao Lishi who went to Longyou. The Supreme Emperor paid more attention to Li Ye than usual.

Wei Jiansu sat down on the soft couch. He saw the eagerness in Li Heng's eyes. Wei Jiansu, an old official, didn't understand what the emperor was thinking. He smiled slightly and said, "Just now Liu Yan sent someone to deliver the gift to Wei Chen." A text message said that Gao Lishi went to Longyou."

Li Heng became angry and said sternly: "The Tang Dynasty and Tubo fought for nearly a hundred years, and it has always been repeated. When did it end? He drove the Tubo away today, and the Tubo came back tomorrow. Does he want to reward him for his hard work?" return?"

Wei Jiansu presented the text message to Li Heng, "This is the text message Liu Yan sent to me!"

"This, Your Majesty, the final victory was accumulated one small victory after another."

"Then what?" Li Heng asked, breathing a little quickly.

"He said he had something to report to His Majesty about Longyou."

Pei Mian opened his mouth and had no choice but to lower his head, "Wei Chen, please leave!"

Li Heng opened the text message and saw that it read: "Student Liu Yan wishes to greet your husband. Because Gao Lishi is on an envoy to Longyou, the student went to the capital on the order of His Highness the King of Qi to mediate. He wants to meet the emperor and hopes to be recommended by him. It is a matter of confidentiality." I hope you will keep it confidential, sir. '

"Okay, I understand. If you have nothing else to do, just step back!"

At this moment, a eunuch reported at the door, "Your Majesty, Academician Wei is here and said he has something to report."

Li Heng smiled and said: "I remember Liu Yan is a child prodigy! Why is he Ai Qing's disciple?"

"Who?" Li Heng didn't react for a moment.

Li Heng's heart trembled, as if an awl had suddenly pierced the secret in his heart. He quickly said: "Quickly declare his presence!"

"Old Prime Minister Wei!"

Not long after, Wei Jiansu walked quickly into the imperial study, bowed and saluted, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"

"Wei Aiqing, long time no see, please sit down!"

This is the cleverness of Liu Yan. He knew that the emperor was very taboo about Wei Jiansu's relationship with the King of Qi, so he simply established a relationship with Wei Jiansu in his own name.

Pei Mian walked away dejectedly. Li Heng was still pacing back and forth in the imperial study room upset. He seemed to see the Supreme Emperor and Li Ye reaching an agreement. Li Ye was ordering troops. Hundreds of thousands of troops were preparing to attack Chang'an. His two hands My buttocks couldn't help but tremble.

"Oh! What's wrong with him?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Wei Jiansu smiled and said: "Although he is a child prodigy, it was Wei Chen who recommended him to become an official. Later he took the system examination and Wei Chen took the exam. He can be regarded as Wei Chen's disciple!"

"I see, when does Liu Yan want to see me?"

"It's a bit late now. Otherwise, His Majesty will summon him to see him tomorrow morning!" Although Li Heng wished to summon Liu Yan now, he was the emperor after all and couldn't be too eager, so he nodded.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, it should be a good thing!" Wei Jiansu said with a slight smile.

“How come you see?”

"Your Majesty, think about it. If His Highness King Qi really reached an agreement with the Supreme Emperor, he would definitely not send Liu Yan to visit His Highness. Based on my understanding, it should be King Qi who declined the Supreme Emperor."

"Ah!" Li Heng perked up. It was indeed true. It shouldn't be a bad thing for Li Ye to send an envoy to see him!

Li Heng was a fan of the authorities, and was suddenly awakened by Wei Jiansu.

He nodded, Jiang was still old and hot. In comparison, Pei Mian was far worse than Wei Jiansu. He felt some regret in his heart, and Wei Jiansu should not have been dismissed.

However, this regret only lasted for a moment. Although Pei Mian was far less sophisticated than Wei Jiansu, he was also unable to use his power to restrain his monarchy. Without Wei Jiansu's restraint, Li Heng's power had expanded in the past few months. , he tasted the sweetness, how could he really let Wei Jiansu come back, let him be a bachelor, it was actually the same.

At night, a thin figure appeared in front of Li Fuguo's house. He took out a silver medal and shook it, and the guard immediately took him in.

This thin figure was none other than Wang Gan, the deputy steward of Jinzouyuan. A few months ago, he completely betrayed the Helong Jiedu Mansion after accepting a thousand coins given to him by Li Fuguo.

In fact, Wang Gan was not from Helong Jiedu Mansion. He was a deputy manager hired by Helong Jiedu Mansion in Chang'an. Because Yan Quanming and his men were not very familiar with Chang'an's intelligence and needed a local to participate in management. Wang Gan once worked in Longyou Jinzou Academy. He had rich experience in Jinzou Academy and was a local. He was easily hired by Helong Jiedu Mansion as deputy manager.

His responsibility is to manage the normal operations of Jinzouyuan, but he has no contact with government affairs. He is like an office director. He does all the odd things, but they have nothing to do with business.

Wang Gan didn't have any ideas, and he was doing everything right. Especially after he entered the memorial hall and started the inn business, he worked even harder. He could only regret that Yan Quanming was too upright and the inn's income was huge. He handed over almost all of it. If it weren't for the guests, If you give some rewards privately, he really won't get a penny.

Just when his resentment continued, Li Fuguo sent someone to find him and dragged him into the water with one thousand guan.

Wang Gan took advantage of his night duty to secretly copy many documents and instructions sent by Long You and gave them to Li Fuguo. Although these documents were not confidential, Li Fuguo knew how to take a long-term approach to catch big fish. , patiently waiting for valuable information to appear.

In the study, Wang Gan bowed and reported: "This morning, Dugu Ming came to see Liu Yan. I secretly saw him from the wall. Liu Yan handed a wooden box to Dugu Ming, and Dugu Ming left in a hurry. Then Pei Xiangguo came to see Liu Yan. , I heard them mentioning Tubo, military reports, etc., and Xiangguo Pei also took a report and left."

"What kind of wooden box?"

Li Fuguo was not interested in Pei Mian, he was more concerned about what Dugu Ming got.

"It should be rosewood, with a dragon carved on it."

"Imperial jade seal!"

Li Fuguo blurted out that he was responsible for keeping the emperor's trust treasure. He was so familiar with it that he reacted as soon as the other party said it.

It should be the jade seal, but where did Li Ye get the jade seal, and why did he give the jade seal to Dugu Ming?

Li Fuguo was puzzled and asked again: "What else?"

Wang Gan shook his head, "There's nothing else."

As for the text message Liu Yan wrote to ask his subordinates to deliver the letter to Wei Jiansu, he wrote it in the study and Wang Gan couldn't see it.

"That's right! That's right! Today's information is very valuable. It's worthy of my respect for you."

Wang Gan quickly flattered him and said, "I am willing to do my best for you!"

Li Fuguo sneered in his heart. All the dogs and cats would have to serve him. He laughed dryly and said, "I know what you mean. Go ahead! I will reward you as a county magistrate in the future."

Li Fuguo just said it casually, and Wang Gan was very excited. He thanked him repeatedly and left, going back to his dream of being a county official.

Li Fuguo paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his hands, thinking about the jade seal. Where did Li Ye get the jade seal?

He suddenly realized, "It must be the jade seal sent by the Supreme Emperor to Li Ye as a means to win over him."

Li Fuguo immediately realized that this was a rare opportunity to clean up the Dugu family!

Hiding a jade seal is a serious crime. It would be a pity not to seize this opportunity. He hurried to the palace.

(End of this chapter)